VII. Practice

Exercise 14. Speak on the topic “Political System of Ukraine” . Use the chart:

Main parties:

The Party of Regions; Fatherland; the Party UDAR; the Communist Party; Svoboda

VIII. Reading

Exercise 14. Read and translate the text C. Be sure that you know the following words and word combinations.

to assign - призначати

to abolish – скасовувати

to be responsible for – відповідати за

to issue – видавати накази

to invalidate – визнавати недійсним

to degrade - понизити посаді, розжалувати

to preside over - головувати

caretaker – тимчасово виконуючий обов’язки

mandatory – обов’язковий, уповноважений

resignation - відставка

resolution – рішення, постанова

Text C

The Cabinet of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ukraine (also called the Cabinet of Ministers) is the highest body of state executive powerin Ukraine also referred to as the Government of Ukraine (Uryad Ukrayiny). The Cabinet consists of several ministriesthat are headed by their respective minister. The Prime Minister of Ukraine presides over the Cabinet and is assisted by his First Vice Prime and other Vice Prime ministers.

The number of ministries in the cabinet has changed over time, some ministries were abolished, others combined with others or degraded to state committees or agencies. The Cabinet is responsible to the President of Ukraine and is under the control and is accountable to the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament). It consists of the Prime Minister, the First Vice-Prime Minister, three Vice-Prime Ministers, and other Ministers, who head their assigned Ministries (departments).

On 3 December 2012 the first Azarov Governmentbecame acaretaker governmentafterUkrainian PresidentViktor Yanukovichaccepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and his government following the28 October 2012 parliamentary election .Ukraine's current second Azarov Governmentwas appointed by President Yanukovych on 24 December 2012.The duties of the cabinet of ministers are described in the Article 116 of the Constitution of Ukraine.

The Cabinet issues resolutions and orders that are mandatory for execution. Normative legal acts of the Cabinet, ministries, and other central bodies of executive power are subject to registration. Failure to register invalidates the act.

Exercise 15. Translate the following word combinations from English into Ukrainian and from Ukrainian into English.

parliamentary election
	найвищий орган виконавчої влади
to accept the resignation
	скасувати міністерство
normative legal acts
	обов’язки кабінету міністрів
to invalidate the act
	обов’язковий для виконання
state committees
	бути підзвітним
a caretaker government

Exercise 16. Find in the text sentences with passive predicates and translate them.

Exercise 17. Translate the text C in written form.

Exercise 18. Study the table “Current composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine 2013” and be ready to answer the following questions:

1. How many Vice Prime Ministers does the Prime Minister have? What are their duties?

2. How many ministries are there in the Cabinet? Who are they headed by?

3. What political parties are represented in the Cabinet? Make statistics of parties’ representatives?